Archive for July, 2008 Mogulus, a New York-based company that’s part of the crowded pack of live-video streaming sites, has raised a new round of funding from news media conglomerate Gannett, publisher of USA This day and about two dozen other newspapers. The two companies have had a partnership in place for the past … SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Hewlett-Packard Co. , Intel Corp. and Yahoo Inc. stated Tuesday they would join forces to create a set of new centers for the advancement of cloud computing technology. The three companies will create what’s called the H-P, Intel and Yahoo Cloud Computing Test Bed that’ll initially consist of data centers at each of […] For more visit Source:www.investment-blog.net
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Merrill’s Fire Sale Might Leave A Lot Of Fingers BurnedPosted by: admin in Investment NewsMerrill’s Fire Sale Might Leave A Lot Of Fingers Burned Last Update: 7/29/2008 9:03:18 AM By Andrew Dowell and Ed Welsch Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Merrill Lynch & Co.’s (MER) fire sale of toxic assets might burn some other fingers on Wall Street. In the world of complex and infrequently traded securities, the venerable investment […] For more visit Source:www.investment-blog.net  A few months ago I finally broke down and bought a flat-screen LCD TV. I kept it relatively small — 32 inches — and I love it. But soon I realized that it was also time to upgrade to an appropriate home theater sound system to finish my 21st-century entertainment setup. I wanted to go green, of course, but Energy Star, my usual go-to source for product picks, wasn’t much help on this front. When it comes to home audio, all it states is that “Energy Star qualified audio products use about 6 percent less energy than standard models.” I couldn’t find a list of certified products, so being left to my own devices, I simply looked for a fairly priced system that had gotten good reviews. My search led me to the Sony HT-DDW790, a five-speaker system plus sub-woofer that promised true Dolby surround-sound nirvana. At about $200 including shipping (it weighs 41 pounds), it seemed like a good deal. It wasn’t until the box arrived that I got a clue about its environmental claims. Printed on the box are two facts: “Halogenated flame retardants are not used in the printed wiring boards. Standby power consumption is 0.3 watts or less.” Well, at least that’s something. Talking of wattage, I’ve never quite understood the metric of watts per channel and how important it is (or isn’t) to pump a lot of wattage through a sound system. My setup has 185 watts per channel for a total of 800 watts which, in retrospect, seems like overkill for my relatively small space. As an apartment dweller, I can only crank it up so far before the neighbors will go nuts. If any audiophiles out there would like to chime in on wattage, please do. The bottom line: I’m happy with the sound, and my DVDs finally look and sound as they should. I promise to power down the entire system each night before I go to sleep. Don Willmott ’s blog posts are provided by LifeWire, a part of The New York Times Company.
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MySpace could be flooded by Elvis impersonatorsPosted by: admin in Social Media and TechThere’s going to be an Elvis karaoke contest on MySpace. That is not a joke. I can’t seem to figure out whether it’s trying to market Elvis to a younger generation or MySpace to an older one–or if it’s just for kicks.  The News Corp.-owned …
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MySpace could be flooded by Elvis impersonatorsPosted by: admin in Social Media and TechThere’s going to be an Elvis karaoke contest on MySpace. That is not a joke. I can’t seem to figure out whether it’s trying to market Elvis to a younger generation or MySpace to an older one–or if it’s just for kicks. The News Corp.-owned …
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Glam channel targets hybrid-driving yoga mothersPosted by: admin in Social Media and Tech One thing’s for sure: Glam Media isn’t letting that $85 million funding round sit around and ferment. The latest of many announcements from the don’t-call-it-an-ad-network media firm is that it has launched a “Wellness” division, opening up its ad services to sites in the health, fitness, and “… A 5.4 earthquake hit Tuesday while Verdell Wilson was having an exam in her gynecologist’s Los Angeles office.  Given it was her first earthquake experience, Wilson did what comes naturally–she twittered it. “As soon as I got dressed, I twittered my experience from my cell phone,” Wilson said. “I usually twitter to 80 friends, but I now have 274 messages from people commenting on it.” Twittering and texting may be the way to go in an emergency, given landline and cellular phone networks were heavily congested as callers jammed the lines, creating frustration for some users who had difficulty getting calls through. “If you’re on a wireless network and you can’t get a call through, often the texting network won’t be as congested,” said John Britton, an AT&T spokesman. He also advised users to forgo making non-emergency calls when natural disasters strike, in order to free up network resources for emergency calls. The earthquake not only created network congestion for AT&T callers, but for Verizon customers, too. “There were no outages, but what we did see was a large spike in calls. It was about 40 percent higher than our projections of what we might experience in a natural disaster,” said Ken Muche, a Verizon spokesman. Other tech companies, however, were more fortunate. Security software giant Symantec, for example, was able to escape any damage to its nearby research lab in Culver City, Calif., said a company spokesman. Despite a “good long shake,” nothing fell in the facility and cell and phone services weren’t interrupted.  The easiest way to describe Spire, a new community site that made its debut Monday, is as a more grown-up, cultured Yelp: the latter offers expert advice on the ideal dive bars in Brooklyn, whereas the former focuses on four-star restaurants and hotels across the river in Manhattan. Calling itself …
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U.S. Steel’s profit doubles on higher prices; shares rallyPosted by: admin in Investment NewsU.S. Steel’s profit more than doubles on higher prices By Shawn Langlois, MarketWatch Last Update: 7/29/2008 12:15:00 PM SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — United States Steel Corp. shares jumped more than 14% on Tuesday after the company reported its second-quarter profit more than doubled on prices pushed higher by surging global demand for its steel products. The stock added $20.92 to $166.25 […] For more visit Source:www.investment-blog.net |
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